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San Francisco: Great Highway reopens after sand blows onto roadway

Bay City News Service

Posted:
01/14/2013 02:08:11 PM PST

Updated:
01/14/2013 03:05:18 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's Great Highway reopened Monday afternoon after being shut down for about three hours because of excess sand in the roadway, a spokeswoman for the city's Department of Public Works said.

The beachside road was closed at 10:56 a.m. between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way.

The sand was removed and the road reopened by 2 p.m., DPW spokeswoman Rachel Gordon said.

Earlier this morning, crews had shut down southbound Great Highway further south between Skyline and Sloat boulevards because of sand, but reopened that portion of the road around the time the other closure started, Gordon said.

A long-term project to repair and repave parts of Great Highway begins Wednesday, according to Gordon.

She said the nine-month project will start on the northern end of the road where it transitions into Point Lobos Avenue near the Cliff House.

One lane of Great Highway will remain open to traffic in each direction during construction, she said.